Mon Sep 20 1999 04:55:
Hey, Kris is going to have his Checkerboard Nightmare comics published weekly
in the Daily Bruin! I say, let's drink a toast to Kris! Hopefully
the character wrinkles have been worked out; as I noted last
year, it's hard to put everything shameful into a character designed
solely as a repository for checkerboard-related shame.

A more general remark: I'm glad to see that Kris is finally starting
to get the recognition he deserves for his work.

UCLA will not give me my $166 National Merit Scholarship check
until my tuition has been paid.

The woman I spoke to does not find this situation at all interesting
or unusual.

Mon Sep 20 1999 10:51:
I forgot to mention that I am not eligible to waiver the late fee
because my National Merit Scholarship check is not a loan or a grant.

Mon Sep 20 1999 10:57:
David Gage has lent me $100. I am forever in his debt. Until I get
my check, anyway.

Mon Sep 20 1999 12:23:
My tuition has been paid. I HATE UCLA!!! I don't think any
other school would be any better, though.

My advice to young people: Go to a junior college for two
years and then transfer to a four-year college. At least they won't gouge you on tuition.
I probably should have done that, but I was so desperate to get out
of Bakersfield. I don't know how good a tradeoff it was.